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Pumas face Italy in Nations Championship
Argentina plays Italy on Saturday in Genova seeking to recover from a heavy loss to Ireland.
In brief
Argentina plays Italy on Saturday in Genova seeking to recover from a heavy loss to Ireland. Argentina plays Italy on November fourteenth in the Nations Championship after losing to Ireland and sitting fourth in the Southern Hemisphere standings. Originally reported by LA NACION.
Pumas travel to Genova
Argentina plays Italy on Saturday, November fourteenth at eight forty am Argentine time at the Luidi Ferraris stadium in Genova for the fifth and penultimate match of the first stage.
Pumas stumble against Ireland
Argentina began the final window of the year with a defeat to Ireland and holds a record of one win and three losses, sitting fourth in the Southern Hemisphere standings.
Five new players called up
Head coach Felipe Contepomi called five new players for the Italy match. Tobías Wade replaces Juan Cruz Mallía, who suffered a sprain in his right knee.
Montoya injury concern
Bautista Bernasconi and Facundo Bosch were called as options in case captain Julián Montoya does not recover from a head injury suffered against Ireland.
Italy seeking first win
Italy is coached by Argentine ex-Puma Gonzalo Quesada and has not won a match in the tournament, losing all four games played so far.
Argentina's Nations Championship record
Argentina beat Wales thirty five to twenty one and Scotland thirty eight to forty seven, but lost to England twenty four to thirty one and Ireland forty two to twelve.
France awaits next week
After Italy, Argentina faces France on Saturday, November twenty first at five ten pm Argentine time in Paris for the final match of the first stage.
The key point
Argentina plays Italy on November fourteenth in the Nations Championship after losing to Ireland and sitting fourth in the Southern Hemisphere standings.
